“You Can’t Love God Like That” – Well, Maybe You Can – A Congregation in Rural Georgia Defies the Odds and Flourishes by Welcoming Everyone

“You Can’t Love God Like That” – Well, Maybe You Can – A Congregation in Rural Georgia Defies the Odds and Flourishes by Welcoming Everyone

In the Rev. Grant Myerholtz’s congregation you’re not a bad person if you ever question your faith. Nor are you a bad person because of your color, your politics, your gender or your choice of people to love.…

“Let’s Practice Interfaith Dialogue, Oh, And Hand Me That Two-By-Four” – Habitat For Humanity Builds Bridges of Faith – Literally

“Let’s Practice Interfaith Dialogue, Oh, And Hand Me That Two-By-Four” – Habitat For Humanity Builds Bridges of Faith – Literally

A two-by-four is a two-by-four whether you are Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Hindu. So is a monkey wrench, and a hammer and a Phillips-head

Hate Loses A Haven

Hate Loses A Haven

Researcher Megan Squire puts it this way: “Imagine you have a playground at school and there is a bully on your playground. The teacher

Communities Are Dialing 911—Shall We Answer or Let It Go to Voicemail? Buffalo and “The Great Replacement Theory” Revisited

Communities Are Dialing 911—Shall We Answer or Let It Go to Voicemail? Buffalo and “The Great Replacement Theory” Revisited

On May 14, 2022, Latisha, an assistant office manager at the Jefferson Avenue Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, New York, tried to make herself invisible.

Bringing Life to Church Buildings

Bringing Life to Church Buildings

Church attendance is going down in the United States and elsewhere. Some churches are closing their doors, leaving their buildings uninhabited, their parishioners forced

Reading the Word

Reading the Word

A new study by Lifeway Research, a nonprofit that assists and equips church leaders with insights and advice to improve the health of their

A Look Back at 2022

A Look Back at 2022

As the new year approaches, we look at the events of the past year—both in the world of religion and in World Religion News.

As Belief in God and Church Membership Go Down, Spiritual Practices and Community Engagement Go Up—Does This Signal a New Chapter in the World’s Approach to Faith?

As Belief in God and Church Membership Go Down, Spiritual Practices and Community Engagement Go Up—Does This Signal a New Chapter in the World’s Approach to Faith?

Belief in God has dipped again. In the latest Gallup Poll, the American belief in an omnipotent, omnipresent deity dipped to 81%, down six

A Talk on International Religious Freedom

A Talk on International Religious Freedom

On November 3, 2022, at Thomas More University (TMU), an event was held with past and present Ambassadors-at-Large for International Religious Freedom—Rashad Hussain and

Houses of Worship: Wilshire Boulevard Temple

Houses of Worship: Wilshire Boulevard Temple

It’s 1929 in Los Angeles. There are one million residents in the city. Miracle Mile is becoming the new commercial center, drawing people out